"You can learn a course in a week" claim draws pushback: worse retention, bad habits
felpix_ · x · 2026-10-19
alzzyd estimated that most undergrads spend only 2 hours a week per class outside lectures (plus 3 hours of not paying attention), roughly 20 hours a quarter — so most undergraduate subjects can be "learned halfway decently in a week."
felpix quote-replied with a dissenting take: the technique (1) didn't work for him, (2) kills retention, and (3) promotes bad study/learning habits — with a YMMV disclaimer. A representative debate on extreme AI-era time-compressed learning.
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